2014 Stories by Benjamin Leatherman

published Dec 30, 2014

If you're going out tomorrow night for New Year's Eve, we'd hazard a guess that you've got designs on staying up late -- at least until midnight and maybe even beyond that. Granted, almost every place...
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published Dec 29, 2014

Pore through the annals of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, and you'll see more than a few musicians who are connected with Arizona in some way. Besides high-profile names like Stevie Nicks, Linda Rons...
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published Dec 26, 2014

All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year's Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final m...
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published December 25, 2014

published Dec 19, 2014

"Whoop! Whoop! That's the sound of the police!"
KRS-One had some major vocal backup on Thursday night at the Yucca Tap Room. As the bombastic boom-bap of the rap legend's 1993 single, "Sound of the P...
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published Dec 19, 2014

After darkness falls every weekend night in Scottsdale, the city's entertainment district and its many bars and club pulsate with a cacophony of beats, thumps, and the lively thrum of happy chatter. C...
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published Dec 18, 2014

The first-ever Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest out at University of Phoenix Stadium this past weekend wasn't what you'd call packed. Sure, it was definitely well-attended, very busy with patrons at certain p...
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published Dec 17, 2014

Yes, Virginia, there are going to be things to do after dark on Christmas Eve that don't include wrapping last-minute gifts, attending midnight mass, or staying up late to see if there really is a San...
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published Dec 12, 2014

It's getting toward closing time during The Blunt Club Thursday night at Tempe's Yucca Tap Room and it looks like no one's in the mood to call it quits.
The main bar is glowing with Christmas lights...
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published Dec 12, 2014

Christmas is coming early for local nerds and comic book junkies. Over the next two weekends, a pair of geek-oriented mega-events are launching at either end of the Valley: the inaugural Phoenix Comic...
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published Dec 11, 2014

Painting, to paraphrase the late Jackson Pollock, is an act of self-discovery whereby every good artist paints what he is and what he knows. And local painter Deon Doughty would certainty agree, since...
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published Dec 11, 2014

University of Phoenix Stadium is no stranger to colorful and larger-than-life characters and all manner of derring-do. Besides all the action of Arizona Cardinals home games during football season, ...
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published Dec 08, 2014

Several hundred Santas walked into a bar this past weekend. No, that's not the setup for the lamest Christmas joke ever, but instead is the most succinct way we could sum up this year's edition of San...
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published Dec 05, 2014

There are a handful of high-profile bands and artists that have never, ever performed in Phoenix -- Daft Punk being chief among them -- that we'd give anything to see in concert here. As of yesterday,...
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published Dec 04, 2014

Pretty much everyone has an ugly sweater, even you. Fact. Don't bother denying it, because we know it's hidden away somewhere dark and deep in your closet along with whatever skeletons that have been ...
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published Dec 03, 2014

Santa Claus has a posse, and quite a big one at that. And no, we're not just referencing his cabal of elves or the herd of reindeer that haul his jolly ass across multiple time zones on Christmas Eve....
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published Nov 25, 2014

An estimated crowd of more than 7,000 people came to the Global Dance Festival at Tempe Beach Park this past weekend, most of whom were dressed both warmly and colorfully for the outdoor electronic mu...
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published Nov 25, 2014

A word to the wise: better warn your kith and kin that you might be a little "out of sorts" or "under the weather" at whatever family gathering on Thanksgiving Day...or possibly the entirety of this w...
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published Nov 21, 2014

Downtown Tempe is in no danger of running low on electronic dance music or off-the-chain dance parties anytime soon, what with the clubs of Mill Avenue pumping out four-on-the-floor jams and killer dr...
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published Nov 13, 2014

It's commonplace for new businesses to make any number of adjustments within the first few months of opening, and EDM Phoenix is no exception to that rule.
The proprietors of the newly opened downtow...
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published Nov 07, 2014

You won't be able to catch local indie band The Brown Tones performing at the Ice House Tavern later tonight. Ditto for Six Gun Satellites and their gig on Saturday night at the dive bar.
That's beca...
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published Nov 07, 2014

The first thing you should know about this Saturday's Bloodfest out in Mesa is that the titular liquid that will drench attendees isn't composed of plasma, erythrocytes, platelets, or leukocytes. Inst...
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published Nov 06, 2014

Star Wars fans, get ready to geek the eff out. Episode VII has a title: The Force Awakens. Conversely, Star Wars haters can now start dishing out the snarky puns, online or otherwise.
Within the ...
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